COVID-19 Wks 40 & 41: Merry Christmas

I’m combining last week and this week into one post. Not much going on except the holidays and work. It’s still been relatively quiet (no complaints at all). Both Mia and I have been laying low, finishing up Christmas shopping and working. When the weather has been acceptable I’ve been doing long walks at lunch…

COVID-19 Wk 39.5: Vaccine

I’m a bit behind on posting something about week 39 of Covid-19 and 2020 in general. Been extremely mellow this past week. Mia spent a good chunk of Sunday doing her annual Christmas baking. We’ve got a plethora of sweets to choose from in the house right now. Carmelita Bars Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies Kissed…

COVID-19 Wk 38: Doing our thing

I predicted the other week that Oregon would exceed 2,500 cases within a week of Thanksgiving. I was only a day off and a couple hundred cases off. I can’t say I’m surprised. People will preach to others about social distancing, staying local, limiting chances of exposure, etc. But in the true American way when…

COVID-19 Wk 36: Where Do We Go From Here

In COVID news: over 1,500 new COVID cases reported yesterday and 7 new deaths. Thanksgiving is just days away and I’m saying it now, within a week of Turkey Day, we will be over 2,500 cases. It seems inevitable at this point. I also read that ranch sales are booming across the west. The whole…

COVID-19 Wk 35: Getting Worse

Trump still refuses to concede an election he claims was rigged. John Bolton has the best quote of the whole thing so far. “The arguments that Trump and his campaign are making on the conspiracy to deny him reelection is this conspiracy is so vast and so successful that apparently there’s no evidence of it.”…

COVID-19 Wk 34: Clifford

I’d like to introduce everyone to Clifford the Big Red Van. Clifford comes to us via Wayfarer Vans. This has been a purchase almost four years in the making. Originally inspired by our friends The Manvilles and their Mercedes Sprinter conversion van. Mia and I spent lots of conversations on the pros/cons of a Class…